overblown
Example Sentences
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As I wrote in an earlier edition of Tech Trader, I believe that the software meltdown is overblown, and that there are buying opportunities on the horizon.
From Barron's
I think that might be a little bit overblown, but investors are certainly selling first and asking questions later.”
If the whole thing about Scotland raising their game just for England is overblown, that's emphatically not the case when it comes to the big wing.
From BBC
Executives from firms including Goldman and Blackstone say last week’s slide in the sector was overblown.
Some analysts said the reaction in financial stocks was overblown.
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